Easy Phrasal Verbs: Learn English verbs through conversations

20.2 came from (past tense)

20.2.1 George is talking to his art professor about art history.

George:  So  Michelangelo  painted  a  lot  of  the  beautiful  paintings  in  the

Vatican, right?

Professor: Yes, that’s right.

George: Was he totally original?

Professor: Not, exactly. Some of his ideas came from ancient Greek art,

especially sculpture.

George: I see.

20.2.2 Eva is taking a history class about the 20th Century.

Professor: Who has heard of Thomas Edison?

Eva: Sure. He was an inventor.

Professor: What did he invent?

Eva: I think he invented the light bulb.

Professor: That’s right. He invented the world’s first long-lasting light bulb.

Some people say that his inspiration came from his fear of the dark!

Eva: Really? Interesting.

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Exercises

Fill in the blanks in the following conversations with the correct form of “come from”:

1.

A: Where did your idea for this robotics project ______ ?

B: It ______ nature.

A: How do you mean?

B:  Well,  I  observed  how  insects  fly  and  I  had  the  idea  of  building  a  tiny

robot that could fly in the same way.

A: That’s really cool.

2.

A: Does your name _____ Latin?

B: I really have no idea. I’ve never thought about it.

A: My name ______ Hebrew.

B:  Really?  Maybe  I’ll  research  my  name  online  and  find  out  where  it

______

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